What a beautiful Monday! It started out a little rainy, but it has stopped, and the clouds are making their way up the mountains :)
I learned a few things yesterday. The first thing I learned is that you have to make a tiny hole when you open the milk. Especially if you have megalitro bags. They have an extra like 8 ounces so they don't fit as perfectly in the holder. I learned about the hole size the hard way. I cut what I thought was an appropriate hole, and since it was too big, it spilled everywhere when I was trying to put milk in my mug. Usually Johana opens the milk, but of course we ran out the one day she isn't here.
I also learned that diaper sizes aren't all the same here. We buy large Huggies here usually, but we got in a pinch and bought some Pequenins since that is what they have in the market in our neighborhood. I bought the same size (large) and I took them out of the package, and they are TINY they barely fit around my kid's waists! So now I know, look a little closer if I have to switch diaper brand :)
I have also come to the realization, that we most certainly need to get screens and bars on our windows. The air here is so nice and clear, breezy and cool that I LOVE to have our windows open. Since this is what we look out of our windows to see, though, I have palpitations whenever we have a window open for more than a few seconds. Even if I am sitting right there :)
Plus, we don't like to open anything at night until any nearby light is off, to prevent bugs from flying in. Granted, it would be much worse if we lived on one of the lower levels, but we still def get bugs clinging to the windows at night. So Carlos is looking into getting quotes for screens and bars. Hopefully having those will help to cool down the kid's dreadfully hot room at night. Since Emma is a little afraid of the fan, and also doesn't like air blowing in her face at night (who does??) they both wake up sweaty every morning. Poor kids :(
Two more things to add to the ever growing list of things I love here:
1- delivery! We have a nearby pharmacy that delivers! Plus- you don't need prescriptions! Except for controlled substances, (and probably a few other types of drugs) you can just call and get whatever you want! This prospect terrifies me when it comes to the general public, but it is nice for us seeing as we have a doctor in the family. Carlos says that there isn't a big problem here, that he knows of anyway, of issues where people take the wrong medicine, or overdose, or take something that interacts with something else. I guess they must ask their doctors what to get? Anyway, it is so nice to be able to call and get whatever you need! I wish they had delivery in Cincinnati! Imagine, having a sick kid, and NOT having to pack them up and go to the pharmacy for something! Another thing you can have delivered is groceries! I know you can do that in the states, but here, you call, place your order, and it arrives in 10-15 minutes! With a delivery charge of 25 cents!!! We have used this a few times already :)
2- staying home with my kids! I am loving this, and so far I have not gotten bored at all. I was thinking that I would be so bored and ready to go back to ork, but so far, I am LOVING this! All the time I get to spend with the kids, and Carlos is amazing! Our life here is so unlike that in the US! We are finally able to spend a lot of time together! Between him working 70 hour weeks, and me working every weekend we never really got to see each other. This has been just amazing! Really like a vacation!
Yesterday we went for a grill out at Carlos' Aunt and Uncle's farm. It shares boundary lines with his parents farm, so we went there too afterwards. We had so much fun, and I found out that two of Carlos' relatives are English teachers! He swears that he didn't know (??) Also, two other cousins speak pretty good English! So it was a good day to practice Spanish, but also have a chance to speak some English :) Tomorrow we are going to his parent's farm for lunch and to hang out since it is a holiday and Carlos has the day off work. We will see his Aunt and Uncle from Chicago again, so that is always really fun since they speak English too! Emma had a blast yesterday following around the puppy that they had there. Her parents are the dogs that Carlos' parents on their farm, and his parents have two more puppies there that we will be able to play with on Tuesday! Below are some pictures from the farm yesterday. Emma playing with/following the dog,
a footprint (and you can see Emma's foot in the corner, it is almost the size of her big old foot :),
Emma and Carlos eating some traditional Colombian food (potatoes, yuca, aji- kind of like a not spicy guacamole, grilled beef chicken and pork, plantains, and corn) all of which was delicious!,
and then some greenery around my in-laws farm! Their new house is amazing! It is just gorgeous! There is still some work to be done, so I will post some pictures of that a little later!
I learned a few things yesterday. The first thing I learned is that you have to make a tiny hole when you open the milk. Especially if you have megalitro bags. They have an extra like 8 ounces so they don't fit as perfectly in the holder. I learned about the hole size the hard way. I cut what I thought was an appropriate hole, and since it was too big, it spilled everywhere when I was trying to put milk in my mug. Usually Johana opens the milk, but of course we ran out the one day she isn't here. 
I also learned that diaper sizes aren't all the same here. We buy large Huggies here usually, but we got in a pinch and bought some Pequenins since that is what they have in the market in our neighborhood. I bought the same size (large) and I took them out of the package, and they are TINY they barely fit around my kid's waists! So now I know, look a little closer if I have to switch diaper brand :)
I have also come to the realization, that we most certainly need to get screens and bars on our windows. The air here is so nice and clear, breezy and cool that I LOVE to have our windows open. Since this is what we look out of our windows to see, though, I have palpitations whenever we have a window open for more than a few seconds. Even if I am sitting right there :) 
Plus, we don't like to open anything at night until any nearby light is off, to prevent bugs from flying in. Granted, it would be much worse if we lived on one of the lower levels, but we still def get bugs clinging to the windows at night. So Carlos is looking into getting quotes for screens and bars. Hopefully having those will help to cool down the kid's dreadfully hot room at night. Since Emma is a little afraid of the fan, and also doesn't like air blowing in her face at night (who does??) they both wake up sweaty every morning. Poor kids :(
Two more things to add to the ever growing list of things I love here:
1- delivery! We have a nearby pharmacy that delivers! Plus- you don't need prescriptions! Except for controlled substances, (and probably a few other types of drugs) you can just call and get whatever you want! This prospect terrifies me when it comes to the general public, but it is nice for us seeing as we have a doctor in the family. Carlos says that there isn't a big problem here, that he knows of anyway, of issues where people take the wrong medicine, or overdose, or take something that interacts with something else. I guess they must ask their doctors what to get? Anyway, it is so nice to be able to call and get whatever you need! I wish they had delivery in Cincinnati! Imagine, having a sick kid, and NOT having to pack them up and go to the pharmacy for something! Another thing you can have delivered is groceries! I know you can do that in the states, but here, you call, place your order, and it arrives in 10-15 minutes! With a delivery charge of 25 cents!!! We have used this a few times already :)
2- staying home with my kids! I am loving this, and so far I have not gotten bored at all. I was thinking that I would be so bored and ready to go back to ork, but so far, I am LOVING this! All the time I get to spend with the kids, and Carlos is amazing! Our life here is so unlike that in the US! We are finally able to spend a lot of time together! Between him working 70 hour weeks, and me working every weekend we never really got to see each other. This has been just amazing! Really like a vacation! 
Yesterday we went for a grill out at Carlos' Aunt and Uncle's farm. It shares boundary lines with his parents farm, so we went there too afterwards. We had so much fun, and I found out that two of Carlos' relatives are English teachers! He swears that he didn't know (??) Also, two other cousins speak pretty good English! So it was a good day to practice Spanish, but also have a chance to speak some English :) Tomorrow we are going to his parent's farm for lunch and to hang out since it is a holiday and Carlos has the day off work. We will see his Aunt and Uncle from Chicago again, so that is always really fun since they speak English too! Emma had a blast yesterday following around the puppy that they had there. Her parents are the dogs that Carlos' parents on their farm, and his parents have two more puppies there that we will be able to play with on Tuesday! Below are some pictures from the farm yesterday. Emma playing with/following the dog, 
a footprint (and you can see Emma's foot in the corner, it is almost the size of her big old foot :),
Emma and Carlos eating some traditional Colombian food (potatoes, yuca, aji- kind of like a not spicy guacamole, grilled beef chicken and pork, plantains, and corn) all of which was delicious!, 
and then some greenery around my in-laws farm! Their new house is amazing! It is just gorgeous! There is still some work to be done, so I will post some pictures of that a little later!
So fun! I'm glad your little family is getting to spend more time together!
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